Sisaket Hospital probes alleged sabotage of patient data to sell backup software for 3 million baht

[webfact]

 

The Director of the Sisaket Hospital has ordered the formation of a committee to investigate claims that patient data was deleted, causing the entire Hospital Information System (HIS) to crash in northeastern Thailand.

 

Allegedly, this sabotage was part of a reckless attempt to sell backup software for 3 million baht (US$87,387). If proven true, it signifies alarming corruption within the hospital, leading to further investigations and disciplinary action.

 

According to a post on the popular Facebook page, อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 6, an alleged insider accused a government official of intentionally deleting vital patient data within the hospital’s database, causing the HIS system to crash. Consequently, the hospital was unable to provide medical treatment, leading to patients being sent home without attention.

 

In light of the saboteur’s second alleged attempt, causing the loss of older data and preventing transactions, the hospital reportedly suffered approximately 50 million baht in lost revenue. Leaked chats, posted by a concerned whistleblower, suggested the saboteur was under the protection of high-ranking hospital personnel, further raising questions and calling for immediate investigation.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/sisaket-hospital-probes-alleged-sabotage-of-patient-data-to-sell-backup-software-for-3-million-baht

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

Does that mean the hospital didn't have any backup at all?

Otherwise it should have been no problem to restore the deleted data from a recent backup.

 

Obviously sabotage should not be used to sell anything. But it seems someone had to show the hospital that they should have a backup. Fire whoever was/is responsible for no existing backup solution. 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Leaked chats, posted by a concerned whistleblower, suggested the saboteur was under the protection of high-ranking hospital personnel, further raising questions and calling for immediate investigation.

Corruption everywhere..

[rwill]

My goodness how did hospitals give treatment to anyone before computers existed.

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, rwill said:

My goodness how did hospitals give treatment to anyone before computers existed.

They used an abacus. I was sliding bead Number 3.